Joyfully Yours: Arturo Luz

Sunday, June 23, 2013

A Visit to RenaiXance

Last June 5, I was able to attend the opening of RenaiXance which celebrated the 10th year of Renaissance Art Gallery.

I was so amazed with all the different artworks around me! Throughout the years since Rizal's time, Filipinos have always been good with creating beautiful artworks. It's just timely that this exhibit is being held on the month of Philippines's Independence Day.

If you're at the SM Megamall area, remember to drop by and support these great Filipino artists! RenaiXance will be available until June 29 at the 4/F SM Megamall A, Ortigas Center, Pasig. To know more about it, you may read my previous entry here.

Below are some snippets of artworks and people that have caught my attention.

Mabuhay ang Pilipino!

Artist Remy Boquiren with her artwork. I met Tita Remy through my friend Mari. She's really nice and very accommodating!

Tita Remy Boquiren with Joyfully Yours. (Photo taken by Mari Moya)

At the right is National Artist Napoleon Abueva. If you notice the wooden bench on the ground floor of DLSU-Taft's library, those were sculpted by him.

Jim Paredes with his photo. He took that in Bulacan. When one talks to him, you wouldn't even feel that he's a star! He's so friendly, down-to-earth and talks to everyone in the crowd! :)

My fiance with Jim Paredes

National artist Abdulsari Imao

There's also a sculpture of a child in the middle of all the artworks. The child is as green as how a school's black board would look like.

The child symbolizes the hopes of Renaissance Art Gallery to grow bigger in the next years to come! This artwork is also used as a shout out box and doodle board for the kids.

Look at all that chalk encircling the artwork! I can't help but to get one piece of chalk and also write a message myself.

Monday, May 20, 2013

RenaiXance – A Decade of Renaissance Art Gallery Opens on June 5, 2013

Joyfullyurs 8:07:00 AM 2 Comments

To celebrate the 10th year anniversary of Renaissance Art Gallery, "RenaiXance – A Decade of Renaissance Art Gallery" will open on June 5, 2013 and will run until June 29, 2013. The exhibit will be held at the 4/F SM Megamall A, Ortigas Center, Pasig.

The production team behind this celebration!

There will be an invitational cocktail reception at 6:30 p.m. on the opening day. The exhibit will feature more than 50 of the country’s foremost names in the field of visual arts - both in abstract art and in figurative art, sculpture and photography.

The featured abstract artists.

The featured artists are Leonard Aguinaldo, Ged Alangui, Hermes Alegre, Ral Arrogante, Rey Aurelio, Jojo Austria, Aris Bagtas, Max Balatbat, Flor Español Baradi, Bencab, Bien Benitez, Art Bermido, Benji Bisaya, Remy Boquiren, Boy Briones, Boboy Cañete, Ariel Caratao, Arley Carig, Felix Catarata, Marco Coching, Addie Cukingnan, Gary Custodio, Alfred Dato, Jane Ebarle, Clarence Eduarte, Egai Fernandez, Carlos Florido, James Gabito, Caloy Gabuco, Sandra Fabie Gfeller, Fitz Herrera, Abdulmari Imao, Juan Sajid Imao, Jay Javier, Josef Laureano, Alice Martha Lee, Lindslee, Art Lozano, At Maculangan, Jordan Mang Osan, Pol Mesina, Sio Montera, Nemiranda, Jonathan Olazo, Romulo Olazo, Jim Paredes, Azor Pazcoguin, Sam Penaso, Doltz Pilar, Jucar Raquepo, Cid Reyes, Ricardo Reyes, Rishab, Ronaldo Ruiz, Aner Sebastian, Fernando Sena, Wally Sy, Peter Sutcliffe, Resty Tica, Jun Tiongco, Van Tuico, Wig Tysmans, Orley Ypon, Jose Villadolid and Melissa Villaseñor.

Featured figurative artists.

Special guests of honor who are invited to the reception are the following: National Artists Napoleon Abueva, Arturo Luz, Ben Cabrera, Abdulsari Imao and other respected names in the field of arts.

The featured sculptors.

“RenaiXance – A Decade of Renaissance Art Gallery” is curated by

Cid Reyes, author of coffeetable books on National Artists Arturo Luz, Bencab, J. Elizalde Navarro, and Napoleon Abueva. Reyes has received a Best in Art Criticism Award from the Art Association of the Philippines.